java.awt
Class TextField

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.TextComponent
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              +--java.awt.TextField

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver

public class TextField

extends TextComponent

Current Limitations

• The caret blinking is currently disabled because of often system crashes when running threads
• ActionEvents are not sent (but TextEvents)

The colum count of the text field determines the minimal display width.

Constructor Summary

TextField()
Creates a new text field

TextField(int cols)
Creates a new text field with the given colum count.

TextField(java.lang.String s)
Creates a new text field that is initialized with the given String

TextField(java.lang.String text, int cols)
Creates a new text field that is initialized with the given String and colum count.

Method Summary

boolean	echoCharIsSet() query if an echo char is set
char	getEchoChar() Returns the echo char or '\0' if none set.
Dimension	getMinimumSize()
void	paint(Graphics g)
void	setEchoChar(char c)

Methods inherited from class java.awt.TextComponent

addTextListener, dispatchEvent, getCaretPosition, getSelectedText, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart, getText, isEditable, isFocusTraversable, removeTextListener, select, selectAll, setCaretPosition, setEditable, setSelectionEnd, setSelectionStart, setText

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

addFocusListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, contains, enableEvents, findComponentAt, getBackground, getBounds, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getHeight, getLocationOnScreen, getMaximumSize, getParent, getPreferredSize, getSize, getWidth, getX, getY, hasFocus, invalidate, isEnabled, isValid, isVisible, paintAll, processEvent, processFocusEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, setBackground, setBounds, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setSize, setSize, setVisible, update, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextField

public TextField()

Creates a new text field

TextField

public TextField(int cols)

Creates a new text field with the given colum count.

TextField

public TextField(java.lang.String s)

Creates a new text field that is initialized with the given String

TextField

public TextField(java.lang.String text,
                 int cols)

Creates a new text field that is initialized with the given String and colum count.

Method Detail

echoCharIsSet

public boolean echoCharIsSet()

query if an echo char is set

getEchoChar

public char getEchoChar()

Returns the echo char or '\0' if none set.

getMinimumSize

public Dimension getMinimumSize()

Overrides:

getMinimumSize in class Component

paint

public void paint(Graphics g)

Overrides:

paint in class Component

setEchoChar

public void setEchoChar(char c)